Rich Client Apps Article
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I definitely have to agree.. i think what a lot of dev guys miss on flash is that - hidden behind the goffy ide tool and silly implementations out there, it has some serious web application functionality built into it...
Socket connections and xml parsing, and the ability to maintain state and retrieve data without a refresh (the biggest downfall of the browser from a developer's perspective), make flash an incredible tool for any developer.
At the same time, the only way to build a flash app is through an IDE that (even though there's a "developer's palette" set) is built for designers.
I can instantly see how building a flash frontend would bother anyone who enjoys dealing in code. I hate dealing with flash for the same reason.
They've recently included the developers in their target market, but their dev tools are still only at version 1.5 (Flash 5 and MX).
Give it time, and give them time to appeal more to the dev side of things, and the tide may turn.